Apply to the Graduate Program

We are delighted at your interest in our programs. General information about all of our graduate programs (M.A. and Ph.D.) is available on the program page. For questions about the program, faculty, students, and FSU Classics in general, please feel free to contact the Director of Graduate Admissions, Prof. Tim Stover at tstover@fsu.edu. For procedural questions about the admissions process (e.g. where do I send things?) or about the status of your application, contact the Academic Support Assistant, Jeff Bray, at (850) 644-4259 or jbray@fsu.edu. Also, you may find that your question is addressed in the FSU Classics Graduate Application FAQ.

Deadlines

The receipt deadline for all applications is December 15.

Funding

We are pleased to be able to offer strong financial support to both Ph.D. students and MA students. It is our policy to fully fund all admitted Ph.D. students for five years. Ours is one of the few MA programs to offer funding to a large majority of its MA-level students, primarily through teaching assistantships. Additional financial support for both Ph.D. and MA students is available for graduate travel and research through the department's multiple endowments and from faculty grants. The department regularly supports students attending international programs, delivering conference papers, and studying abroad.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted online. Follow the instructions for the online application detailed by FSU Graduate Admissions. As part of the application process, you will need to provide the following:

Statement of Purpose describing your background and why you intend to pursue Classics at the graduate level

3 letters of recommendation (your letter writers will be able to submit their letters online as well)

1 sample of your written work, not to exceed 20 pages

CV or resume

Official transcripts from each university or college attended

Official nationally recognized test scores (i.e. GRE scores)

Note that the general university deadlines as listed on the Graduate Admissions site are not the same as the departmental deadline, listed above, for funding consideration. All materials must be received by December 15 in order to ensure that your application be considered for funding.

Requirements

Minimum university requirements are published by the Office of Admissions. Please consult that page for the latest information. At present, the university sets a minimum GPA of 3.0 for graduate admission. There is no university-wide requirement for scores on the new revised GRE; however, successful applicants to the programs in Classics, on average, will score in the 90th percentile or higher on the Verbal section of the test (estimated to be 162 or higher on the new GRE scale) and no less than the 50th percentile (approximately 150 or higher) on the quantitative portion of the test. Please note that these scores are only one portion of your application and the admissions committee considers each file as a whole in order to make determinations for both admission and funding.

For more information

For procedural questions about the admissions process or to inquire about the status of your application, contact the Academic Support Assistant, Jeff Bray, at (850) 644-4259 or jbray@fsu.edu

If you have any additional questions, particularly about visiting campus, the program and faculty, or other elements of the application process not covered above, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Svetla Slaveva-Griffin at sslavevagriffin@fsu.edu.